About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6179
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52318
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 757th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-06-09
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- München
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Lienz
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 46°00'N, 12°40'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Italien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 09:07
- Time of the crash.
- 09:19
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bleech, Valray F. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Folcik, John M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Guthrie, Marvin L. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Hendrix, Robert L. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Lindberg, Frederick C. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Marimpietri, Vincent J. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| McManus, Eugene E. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Moses, Julius | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Spargo, John D. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Strong, Glenn M. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
How to cite
DAACDA – Downed Allied Air Crew Database Austria, edited by Nicole-Melanie Goll, Georg Hoffmann and Peter Andorfer, Vienna 2025 (https://daacda.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/a-00278.html)